Gray's Licorice-root vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Ligusticum grayi compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray's Licorice-root	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ligusticum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Ligusticum grayi	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Gray's Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray's Licorice-root	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray's Licorice-root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.